The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-01-21
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Both houses of the State Legislature met in
Madison at noon on the 18th. The Senate or
ganized by the election of C. K Erwin, of Mon-
roe, as President pro tenn; Charles E. Bross, of
Madison, Chief Clerk, and F. II. George, of
Dunn, as Sergeant-at-Arms
The Assembly organized by the election of t.
B. Mills, of Black River Falls, as Speaker; Ed
ward S. Coe, of Whitewater, Chief Clerk; As
sistant Chief Clerk, w. L. Houser. of Buffalo;
w. A. Adamson, of Fond du Lac, Sergeant-at
Arms; and Martin Matson, of Walworth, AS
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr. Mills in a brief
speech of thanks, said that it was the duty of
all TO see that laws were made wisely and that
work should be dispatched to the end that men,
bers should not remain q moment longer than
the interests of the State should demand. Adj
journed until the 18th.
SENATE-On reassembliag on the 18th Mr.
Cooper introduced a JOINT resolution calling for
an amendment to the State const tuition abol-
ish1ng the convict laborlease system. The res
olution lies over. The chief clerk read the
Governors message, after which the Senate ad-
journed to the nth
ASSEMBLY-The clerk read the Governors
message, after which d resolution was INTRO
duced and laid over, providing for the appoint
ment of a joint committee of four Senators and
nine Assernblymen to which shall be referred
all measures regarding the reapportionment of
the StaJe into Senate and Assembly districts
Messrs. Rudzinski and Garside made long argu-
ments in support of the resolution introduced
for the appointment of a committee of seven on
labor. Consideration was deferred. Adjourned
to the nth
The Legislature met in short session on the
evening of the nth In the Assembly Speaker
Mills announced the committees as follows,
the first mentioned being chairman of the
committee in each instance:
Judiciary - Humphrey, Brigham, Taylor,
Hooker. Winans, Fed, Hammel, Grim Miller.
acknowledgements, jackson, Mccoy, Nc
Evans.
State Afairs-MeElroy. Chanoner, Sloggy
Freeman, Apple, Hatfield.
Ineorporations-Hall, McCourt, Chase, Haney
Ways and Means-Jackson, H0yt, Luchsi1g-
er, SchmidelSafer, Lathrop.
Federal Relations-Porter. Bartholf, New
comb, Tracy, Mayors.
Observation-Disclosures, Hineman Murphy.
Bills on Third Reading Chanoner, Hoyt
Winans, Cantwe1l.
Insurance, Banks and Banking-Knapp, Day,
Brimi, HON, Kcogh.
Privileges and Elections-Laselle, Humphrey,
Ditmer, Hammel, Root.
Assessment and Collection of Taxes-Dreut-
ger, Jones, Grinde Horn, Apple.
Lumber and Manufactures - Mcdonald
Brlmi, Miller, Kennedy, DewhursG.
Public Improvements - Sloggy Stewar;,
Scott, Craft, Rudzinski.
Militia-McCoy, Powell, Dupont Evans
Steverwald.
Agriculture-Cox, Kingston, Masters, Elmer
ty. Haebner.
Town and County Organization-Hatzel La
Selle, Murphy, Dewhurst, Hadfield.
Roads and Bridges-Day, Vaughn, Frost
Fleming, Riemer.
State Lands-Mohr, Freeman, Nye, Schubs
Terrell.
Medical Societies-Powel Clark, Reynolds,
Lathrop, Tobey.
Legislative Miller, Stewart
Zimmerman, Scion, Dunn.
Engrossed Bills-Hooker, Murphy, Kingston
Spiering, Egery.
Enrolled Bills-Spratt, Jones, Bennett. Vogt
Adams.
Cities-Brigham, Avery, Hatzel, Rohr, Nc
Laren.
Claims-Luchsinger Fisher Ferris, Manure,
Miller.
Charitable and Penal Observation-Disclosures,
Fisher, Sh0walter, Schiller Haebner
Printing-Hineman, Cox, Cunningham.
Bills were introduced in the Assembly to in
crease the annual appropriation for farmers
Institutes from $1,000 to S12,000 to repeal the
law levying mill tax for school purposes; to ex-
empt honorably discharged ex-Union soldiers
and sailors from payment of poll tax, and re-
lieving Town and County Boards and Common
Councils from compulsion of granting liquor
licenses to registered pharmacists